Akira Kurosawa News, Information and Discussion
News archive for October, 2007
Senkichi Taniguchi dies at 95
31 October, 2007Senkichi Taniguchi has died of aspiration pneumonia in a hospital in Tokyo. In the 1940s and 50s the director filmed a number of Kurosawa penned scripts, co-wrote Kurosawa’s own The More...
Variety on “The Hidden Fortress” remake
30 October, 2007 (2 comments)Variety has an article about the new Hidden Fortress remake that was announced by Toho. The article adds the following to what we already know: In a departure from the More...
“Postwar Kurosawa” in January
29 October, 2007I just heard back from Criterion, and according to them January 15 2008 is the official release date for the Postwar Kurosawa box set that I reported about a couple of days ago. So, not quite yet in November or December, as I had calculated.
An Akira Kurosawa remake roundup
29 October, 2007 (12 comments)Since many of you can’t probably keep up with all the Kurosawa remakes that are happening at the moment, I decided to compile a list of titles in planning or More...
‘The Hidden Fortress’ remake
29 October, 2007 (2 comments)Tokyo Graph reports that a remake of The Hidden Fortress is on its way. Directed by the special effects specialist turned director Shinji Higuchi, the movie will star Jun Matsumoto, More...
Postwar Kurosawa Collection from Criterion’s Eclipse
25 October, 2007 (9 comments)It has been announced that Criterion, as part of its new Eclipse series, is releasing a Kurosawa collection that gathers some of the director’s less available works from the immediate More...
Madadayo, The Quiet Duel from Yume Pictures
2 October, 2007 (3 comments)Yume Pictures has released a Region 2 DVD of Madadayo. This is very good news for those in Europe, as there has so far been no viable option for an More...